Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws.
Shak.
Gripe's egg, an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] E. Jonson.
Gripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Griped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Griping.] [AS.
gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr&?;fan, Icel. gripa, Sw.
gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to
plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. Grip, v. t., Grope.]
1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to
clutch.